Choose one of the following and respond in the discussion tab above (you do not need to respond to a classmate's posting):Your response should be in the form of well-developed paragraph (10-12 sentences).
A. Analyze the use AND effectiveness of alliteration and/or assonance in one of the following:
Shakespeare, "Shall I compare there to a summer's day?" (656)
Dickinson, "There's a certain slant of light" (920)
Donne, "The Good-Morrow" (957)
Hardy, "The Darkling Thrush" (969)
Shapiro, "The Fly" (1001)
B. Discuss the rhymes in one of the following. Does the poem employ exact rhymes or approximate rhymes? How do the kind and patter of rhyme contribute to the poem's effect?
MacLeish, "Ars Poetica" (665)
Robinson, "Eros Turannos" (682)
Browning, "My Last Duchess" (775)
Dickinson, "A narrow Fellow in the Grass" (955)
Plath, "Spinster" (987)
Jane Eyre (Ch. 11-18)
Select one of the following prompts. Plan your response and post in the Discussion tab above under the appropriate prompt. Your responses should use at least two citations from the text as support.
In Rochester we see the kind of hero that the Romantic poet George Gordon, Lord Byron, created in Manfred (1817) and Don Juan (1819-1824). Lonely, defiant, angry at the universe and God for his alienation and disappointments in life, and (above all), brooding, ruggedly handsome, physically powerful, sexually attractive, and mysterious because of some secret associated with his past, the Byronic Hero rejects the judgments and conventions of his society. Explain with specific reference to his character, utterances, and behavior how Rochester may be classified as "Byronic."
Duplicity and deceit are key features of the novel's plot. In addition to deceitful characters who have something to hide from Jane, there are a number of plot secrets that help to generate suspense. One might argue that each section of the book involves duplicitous characters and at least one major plot secret. Explain these elements with specific reference to the text.
The importance of fire imagery throughout the novel is evident. For example, in ''as if I had been wandering amongst volcanic-looking hills, and had suddenly felt the ground quiver" (Ch. 18) we have an image that suggests one of the novel's major themes. How does the text employ fire both literally and figuratively in the Thornfield section?
Musical Devices
Choose one of the following and respond in the discussion tab above (you do not need to respond to a classmate's posting): Your response should be in the form of well-developed paragraph (10-12 sentences).A. Analyze the use AND effectiveness of alliteration and/or assonance in one of the following:
- Shakespeare, "Shall I compare there to a summer's day?" (656)
- Dickinson, "There's a certain slant of light" (920)
- Donne, "The Good-Morrow" (957)
- Hardy, "The Darkling Thrush" (969)
- Shapiro, "The Fly" (1001)
B. Discuss the rhymes in one of the following. Does the poem employ exact rhymes or approximate rhymes? How do the kind and patter of rhyme contribute to the poem's effect?Jane Eyre (Ch. 11-18)
Select one of the following prompts. Plan your response and post in the Discussion tab above under the appropriate prompt. Your responses should use at least two citations from the text as support.